FULL REACTION to LeBron's manager advising $5B NBA rival league 👀 | First Take

[@joejones3333]

Windy just left all emotion out of it and spoke on facts. Respect.

[@eddycarpenter8989]

His comment about soccer players' earnings is a bit off though. The salaries soccer players earn from clubs is lower because regulation and taxes are higher in Europe than in the USA. However, the endorsements and global sponsorships deals soccer players command are on a whole other level than NBA players.

[@paulwhite260]

‼️‼️‼️

[@c.j.4620]

SAS was just being a blow hard and stirring controversy for ratings.

[@mackattack81]

never say never. you know how many black players are get kick out the nba every year?

[@FlyWithMe_666]

If the new league allows for defense, enforces travel and carry, gives prison sentences for “load management” and moves the 3pt line 50 feet back, the NBA is done in 3 weeks.

[@Shaz-Daz]

You got me at "prison sentences for load management"...I'm in!!! 😆

[@CeeluvsYu]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore]

hmmm its got Lebron involved. soooooo im guessing no?

[@Leo619858]

You do realize it said "international" teams right? Which means it's going to be adopting the rules we see in the Olympics? Not the rules of the 1990's era.

[@dezz8598]

@@Leo619858which is already better soooo

[@Browneye475]

All I heard SAS say is LeBron has never let me in his inner circle & I'm bitter about it

[@Actlikemjsmith]

Facts 😂

[@KO-OG-Passport-Bro-1997]

FACTS!!!!!

[@Stressednose21]

😂facts a man of wisdom

[@johngillians1027]

From day 1

[@Kstewart14]

nah facts he sound bitter as hell lol

[@thetechconsultant]

The segment is supposed to be about Maverick Carter and he made the whole thing about LeBron how much he didn’t like him going to Miami in free agency and not perform in the dunk contest.

[@underthebridgetroll9816]

That's the thing. It wouldn't a big thing if Lebron's name is not in the convo.

[@charlescurtis749]

But yet you still watch😂😂

[@Servant.of.the.MostHighSWT]

rent free

[@shyguymuzik9095]

​@charlescurtis749 what does that have to do with his comment tho?

[@ChrisSnowden84]

Crazy as hell 😂

[@drock313rd]

What an unhealthy obsession with MJ love vs LeBron hate. LeBron is literally already apart of an ownership group with Fenway Sports Group. Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, Pittsburgh Penguins, Roush Fenway Racing, plus Fenway Park and New England Sports Network.

[@TheDailyBugle616]

What’s unhealthy is LBJ love, he’s a big part of what’s wrong with the NBA today

[@mcdiesel7505]

​​@@TheDailyBugle616NBA is worldwide buddy! Valuation have never been higher! You sound just like SAS, ignorant as hell! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 MJ was the most disrespectful mofo to management and he eventually got a team, he didn't deserve no team.

[@mistertoppy]

​@@mcdiesel7505 lebron is a liability.. at the end of the day it's strictly business nothing personal just business😂😂

[@mcdiesel7505]

@mistertoppy Liability???? 😂😂😂😂😂😂, elaborate please, how a billionaire who already owns every other sports team is a liability? MJ was the liability

[@lifestylelove2651]

Did he say that nest players are in Europe? WHT the 😮.......are you smoking windy

[@matheuscouri2225]

Windy is a classy mf. That man never get ahead of himself or even needs to speak louder to be heared. When he speaks, you listen to. Such a shame that his podcast has 2 broken records reporters.

[@WashingtonGuy]

This !

[@kevinmclain4080]

Windbag?

[@tyreetw]

U say all of that to say what, lol....Stephen still got the number 1 sports show

[@matheuscouri2225]

@@tyreetw i said what i said. Read it again. Windy is classy AF. SAS is loud. Want me to write it again? Dumba$$

[@matheuscouri2225]

@@tyreetw the only 2 things that are loud when empty are wagoons and men. Read it again.

[@saadk8905]

This convo is out of Steven a smiths pay grade.

[@carnagebandzz2793]

No it’s not he’s killing wemby😂😂I love this sas he on they azz

[@MichiganHendough]

its outta yoursand mine too tf lol

[@slimboslice6587]

​@@carnagebandzz2793💯

[@increasekru5123]

He's creating a league for Bronny to play in ......

[@saadk8905]

@increasekru5123 keep bronnys name outa this. He's making a name for himself in the g league. We all laughed at lavar but he gets theclast laugh.

[@Taysixfifty]

Stephen A got mad at Windy when he said “they might not give him money but it’s not because they don’t like him”

[@mashuduthidiela9643]

SAS is obsessed with convincing us that LeBron isn’t liked by owners, isn’t respected or feared by his peers. He goes out of his way to diminish the man’s greatness

[@adrielthenatural]

Typical lefraud James fan. Completely delusional. Owners do hate him and players don’t respect him. All facts!!!

[@baldeagle4710]

I don’t think he’s feared by anyone he wants to be friends with his opponents

[@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24]

@@baldeagle4710opponents say otherwise

[@haru2966]

He isn't liked as you believe.

[@BronerBeast]

No one respects him because he quits, cries, complains, and makes up lies and excuses. I would never respect him.

[@whynotcrazy0]

Bro wants any excuse to diss LeBron 😭

[@haru2966]

Maybe ask yourself, why is his manager trying to compete with the NBA?

[@Bdkgsmkfjndjdkgtj]

LeBron didnt do the dunk contest so he cant own a NBA team😂😂😂

[@derrickmartinez1895]

I know 😂 such a silly thing to bring up.

[@derrickperry7705]

Stephen a be saying some dumb ish 😂😂😂

[@Savsgge]

Stephen A sound stupid with his LeBron hate

[@nicholasjohnson8428]

I’m so glad Windy was there to actually drop some facts on this topic

[@sixone2256]

He didnt do the 3 point contest as well LOL , wonder why ? Duh lol thats not what he does clown

[@PrinceCortezJones]

When I was a child my grandma taught me that aging and maturity went hand in hand. Watching Stephen A talk on a daily basis, makes me question that lesson.

[@YourBabyDavid.]

Bro what he’s saying is facs when you deal with people with money and higher power how you deal with and carry buisness with them all matters and what he’s saying is bron has cheated them out by will from money and respect which is fine because that’s what he stands for but they don’t care that’s the bottom line. man billionaires are psychopaths that’s what got them there you think just because Bron has been the top player for so many years they hold the same sentimental feeling as an actual fan???

[@nicholascole2613]

​@@YourBabyDavid.Is that what you gathered after talking to the billionaires? You attended one of the meetings too, right? 👀

[@Undeniable18]

Bro he is on TV it's a persona

[@PrinceCortezJones]

@ also I was taught that just because someone uses facts doesnt mean they're right in what they're doing. Gotta use something called discernment to see past it. Something else I picked up from old folks, though I'm only 33.

[@PrinceCortezJones]

@ can i not comment on the persona? I just keep my opinions to myself on a platform that literally encourages me to share it lol? I dont understand lol.

[@derrickperry7705]

Let me guess Stephen a hating on LeBron again 😂

[@Milt-g4f]

Yep. That train is never late

[@Elcappgguod064]

Just like you hate on him for being better than your dad

[@Creamcity414]

Of course

[@LB9000J]

@@Elcappgguod064i don’t understand

[@Marcoffs83]

you mean LeBrick.

[@Marcus-th7hf]

Ice cube raising his eyebrows smiling this is a smart move let’s see Adam Silver try his hardest to block this move 😂

[@jamesross1798]

A league with 1990's and 2000's era defense with street ball moves, dunks, and mid-range shooting without excessive 3 point shooting would destroy the NBA.

[@jaybrook07]

Lebron should have done a slam dunk contest like all the other NBA owners did

[@Zayaankatey]

😂😂😂

[@justacebarnes6211]

😂😂😂hilarious

[@cowboysfan2662]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tankwhite.7036]

Lmao, the bs slam dunk contest!

[@waltg86_19]

Truthfully I wouldn’t have wanted to see him in the dunk contest. I don’t think he can be that creative with his dunks

[@HARVEY_1988]

SAS has a weird obsession with Bron. Pathetic

[@Milt-g4f]

It seems like a sick fetish

[@KevyB.]

It's EXTREMELY pathetic

[@lamart3857]

He brings ratings that's the same reason skip talks about him

[@taf3ful]

The way he discusses dude make me think something had to happen behind the scenes because this sounds more and more personal.

[@Zay-i1l]

He’s getting close to skip

[@folkscrazyouthere3076]

Stephen A Smith is obsessed with lebron, dude just can help himself lol

[@HARVEY_1988]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@ike.o6944]

He's literally obsessed with LeBron that it's oozing out of his pours

[@EdwardWilliams-gv2qv]

Facts 💯

[@DJ_-]

Lebron James creating a new league to win more championships but y'all too stupid to see that

[@folkscrazyouthere3076]

@@DJ_- respectfully you sound ignorant af.

[@georgeperry7240]

There isn't a league and never will be an alternate league that can rival the NBA, NFL nor MLB.

[@ogpupu]

The Leauge is the PLAYERS! If the Players leave the NBA there will be no choice

[@FPSLarryIII]

@@ogpuputhe players won’t leave. How is a 6 team league gonna compete with the NBA?

[@mjad7]

Never say never

[@FPSLarryIII]

@ it’s not even up for debate. Did you even listen to Windhorst. Boys about to be making 80 mil and 100 mil a year and you think they worried about a 5 billion dollar league. 😂😂😂

[@j-short5431]

That’s what they said about all the big record labels in the 80s and the 90s

[@OEThe11]

This Conversation was too HIGH LEVEL for a lot of people in the comment section.

[@DesmondErvin]

Lol

[@BrandoJosh]

So true

[@marcelmarshall4240]

Every conversation is too high-level for 99.9 percent of commenters. What you, and others have not remotely considered is this has been the plan for a decade. Lebron has PURPOSEFULLY ruined the league..to start his own. Gotta give the man credit. He is strategic.

[@carnagebandzz2793]

Sas is on they azz I love this sas

[@OEThe11]

@@marcelmarshall4240 I highly doubt that.

[@561hopedealers4]

So LeBron has to jump totally those hoops to become an owner but none of the current owners had to? And instead of calling out the “good ole boy network,” Steven a wants to make it about what LeBron. There should be no doubt that someone of LeBrons stature should be able to own a team if came up with the money.

[@kingjah6420]

I wanted to express this exact sentiment I didn't have the words...

[@Yungcrawfish]

Exactly. The whole point of starting your own is so you don’t have to hope to be “allowed in” when you are qualified.

[@NotoriousN_I_G_]

It’s called *Freedom of Association.* And in the United States you are allowed to make a business transaction amongst your friends without anyone interfering. If LeBron James is not in the friend group then he either needs to do things to get into the friend group or start his own league. Stop whining like a bishhhhch

[@berlingray8058]

MJ had to come out of retirement for 2 years to become an owner, ultimately the owner who promised him a majority share in the Wizards if MJ held up to end of the deal (which he did) the guy blatantly reneged on the deal and MJ had to wait 3 more years until the former BET Owner sold the Bobcats to him.

[@souaXP]

You have the same mindset as Molly who don't understand. Owners see how Lebron abuses his power as a player to get what he wants, which is not a good look. Now imagine if he becomes an Owner. Think of it like this, all the NBA owners are actually close inner friend circle, they don't want to invite someone who don't operate like them who is likely going to stir up and potentially destroy the inner circle. End of the day, NBA is NBA, business is business.

[@Sunnyte_]

Not gonna lie that was a weak argument and opinion on Stephen A’s point. I don’t think any owner in the NBA would hold those little things to LeBron. That’s just hilarious.

[@bbgmindset]

fa real smh 🗑 af

[@TheAnhNgoc-e7m]

Are you serious?

[@coonnfriend]

Billionaires are sooo petty

[@Meme_dad1]

You guys have no idea the difference in money between billionaires and millionaires. These owners are not interested in letting the players in there club. Especially a brother!!!

[@Davivd2]

It's not little. The elephant in the room that nobody is talking about is Klutch Sports. Klutch Sports doesn't get started without Lebron James. Rich Paul doesn't get the money to start Klutch Sports without Lebron James. Lebron doesn't technically own Klutch Sports, but RIch Paul essentially acts as the proxy owner of Klutch. Lebron may never get a dime out of Klutch, but if Lebron wants a player on Klutch to come join him on the Lakers, Rich Paul will oblige him and make it happen. It's happened. KCP had zero NBA offers before he joined the Lakers and the Lakers could have signed him for a minimum. They payed him $30 million over 2 years and he stuck around when Lebron joined the team. Anthony Davis, also on Klutch, asks for a trade specifically to the Lakers. These things are not little things to the owners. From their perspective Lebron James essentially owns Klutch sports and uses it to leverage player moves to help himself out. The owners already went to the commissioner and asked him to investigate Klutch and Lebrons relationship. Both were exonerated but the deal that I mentioned above, doesn't need to be written out on paper. Just 2 men having an understanding with each other. "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine".

[@elmo_pigo]

Moral of the story they don’t want this black dude with that much power. That’s nothing new.

[@chrisjohnson8228]

Surrender dont

[@CarolinaSportz]

Like Michael Jordan?

[@Apollo0nline]

@@CarolinaSportza sellout

[@Hakeem990]

​@@Apollo0nlinefool

[@JJwestoakland1200]

Thank U!? Dey don't him n his Posse n da room wit Dem!! Den dey can't fly da N word around like a piece of food!

[@supermariothecanecorso1521]

This is the first half honest conversation they have on this show , ESPN must be feeling the podcast pressure haha

[@timmyb0218]

18:56 so you're blaming a lackluster performance of the All-Star game on LeBron James 😵‍💫

[@MarquanScott-e7r]

Smh

[@DezZ9]

Exactly

[@timmyb0218]

@@DezZ9 that don't make since playa...I guess bron the only player in the all star game.... What are we talking about.......🥷🏿 hating on bron that hard huh 😂😂

[@timmyb0218]

@@DezZ9 math and mathing

[@jeshuae-g5u]

lol Bron literally got blamed for the 2004 Olympics. Bro was a rookie. Make it make sense lol

[@andrebillups4079]

So now you’re telling me Stephen A doesn’t believe “The Source” that’s weird

[@mcdiesel7505]

What source? He said he hasn't spoke to anyone.

[@Ivan-yq6ik]

Stephen A is emberassing himself every time he tries to sneak diss LeBron. He sounds like an insecure dude who wants someone to be his friend badly lol

[@focuz4899]

He knows that LeBron is gonna be a force to be reckoned with for a long time. And he's green with envy.

[@Sambam1981]

Jordan my goat but I don’t understand why it’s so much hate for this. Let that man buy a team. Why he throwing salt on that man’s dreams

[@John-cq9jb]

No he ain't

[@deonpowe9259]

He's not sneak dissing, he's openly dissing him!

[@Apollo0nline]

@@deonpowe9259he not dissing him openly doofus hes hiding behind the owners

[@impekabLeTV]

Molly really said "You're still not giving up your power." HAHA In what reality do people GIVE AWAY their power?

[@GoodVibesPresident]

Molly has been in power job for decades because her family relative is an executive at ESPN / Disney. She should have been long replaced and everyone knows it.

[@impekabLeTV]

@GoodVibesPresident yup and being given a job is much different then giving power

[@realking4918]

Way to support racism 😂

[@John-cq9jb]

Who would give up power it makes no sense

[@gsttaka]

It always feels good when I close the KZbin clip halfway through Stephen A.'s speech... a moment of silence... love it

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

Why would LeBron be involved in creating a competitor to the NBA when he’s been very vocal abt wanting an NBA team/franchise 💀 like let’s use logic and leave the anti-Bron bias at the door for once (ik that’s asking a lot of SAS but still) Edit: I guess I was asking for too much, SAS up here writing several Bron v NBA fanfic plots as I type 😭😭

[@darealkingbee21]

Stephen A Smith hates LeBron 😂😂

[@lordfriezachrist6546]

Majority of ppl do also

[@aswanwilliam]

@@lordfriezachrist6546haters fuel his success

[@blakelonning7676]

Most people don't like LeBron that's just a reality he's one of the most hated athletes on the planet look it up!

[@Apollo0nline]

@@lordfriezachrist6546 majority of people like SAS who’s only value is gossip

[@tyquanperry6153]

Because that LeBron don't pay him no mind or don't recognize him

[@kesnelmere5668]

LeVegas will be laughing at Stephen A in the near future....

[@ike.o6944]

LeVegas!!!! lmaooooo

[@Tomfrom_woods]

@@kesnelmere5668 lav will be lit

[@AndreRitter-qp3vm]

There's almost no chance LeBron will own the Vegas team, Stephen A speaking facts.

[@Tomfrom_woods]

@@AndreRitter-qp3vm he rich enough

[@KNByam]

He's not getting that team. The amount of billionaires out there willing to pay 5 billion for a team in Vegas.

[@thomascrowniii1693]

Nobody but Stephen A cares that Lebron wasn't in the dunk contest. Lebron's best dunks are ON people in real games, nobody wanted to see him do a windmill or a 360 or blow a candle out on a cupcake or watch him and Blake Griffin jump over the hoods of Kia Optimas. And Dan Gilbert found out Lebron was leaving the same way that players find out that they're being traded - from ESPN. If it's okay for the players then it's okay for the bosses to be the 2nd to know something. What were the Cavs worth in 2003 before they drafted him? 222 million. What were they worth when he left to go to L.A.? 1.3 billion. I don't want to hear about Dan Gilberts hurt feelings.

[@focuz4899]

Exactly 💯👏🏾

[@hlmcclain2]

🎯THANK YOU 💯

[@rubbishrabble]

The top 15/30 NBA markets worth a lot more than a Las Vegas with four NBA teams in California. Arizona, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah have all proven that it is challenging to attain regular regional viewership in the western conference. I'm guessing the Comcast, Philadelphia Phillies & 76ers or Warriors & Giants, gives fans a discount for buying both Comcast cable and Comcast channel. Also the biggest brands, such as the Lakers or Yankees, were certainly big enough to standalone. Even a upper middle class new network, with Bulls & Cubs, were struggling as a standalone. NFL Sunday Ticket only makes money from high occupancy bars & casinos.

[@yutuberboy]

LIER LIER PANTS ON FIRE

[@coldspirit9904]

this is one of the best takes...i actually sat down and watched this from beginning to end....

[@tankwhite.7036]

David Stern, the writer of MJ career!

[@DezZ9]

Factual

[@sixone2256]

Hey SA , maybe you should call someone before speaking on it .... What happen to being a Journalist ? LOL

[@DJ_-]

Stephen A hasn't been a journalist in years..

[@EA97_]

now he's a sensationalist

[@MentLeee]

Did you talk to Stephen A. before leaving this comment? He literally said “I’m only commenting based on the information we have”

[@focuz4899]

@@EA97_ And it's not even all that sensational

[@focuz4899]

@@MentLeee Well from the way he sounded, he didn't have any information at all.

[@bhelms6264]

Come on Stephen A you gotta give a better reason than that

[@AbdulAziz-mu6kq]

He gave other points

[@mamamia5905]

He gave several points.

[@lyricsking754]

That's exactly the reason. Why would white owners help a black man who has betrayed their trust by not telling them he's not gonna re-sign with his team, and he had to find out about it the same way the fans knew about it? Why should he incentivize Lebron when he clearly quit on his team? Do you think that goes away that easily to the owners?

[@raymondqiu8202]

Than what reason? Which one are you referring to? There were several in this video I'm curious. Not disagreeing with you

[@FreezeIzGawd0517]

⁠@@lyricsking754 You sound silly I don’t know because Dan Gilbert bought the team for 250 million and because LeBron took the Cavs to the ONLY 5 FINALS in team history plus won its only Championship it’s now worth 1.5 BILLION! That’s a 400% profit by the way Now you show Me anyone Regular 9-5, millionaire or billionaire who would not be happy at a 400% return on their investment Stephen A is literally saying nonsense He’s blaming Lebron for the All Star Game So it’s not the young guys who have NEVER done anything in the leagues fault It’s not guys like Trae Young literally launching 50-60 footers but it’s the 3 time All Star MVPs fault the guys aren’t playing hard You want them to play hard The winning team gets an extra million a person The losing teams doesn’t get JACK and the All Star MVP gets a car Rather it’s a KIA, Rolls, Beemer whatever

[@williamdozier2307]

The whole question was about Maverick Carter and the International League..Stephen A always shittting on LeBron such a hater!!

[@bart-x5j]

How does Maverick start this without Bron knowing, no way he’s going to do this without Bron, no true investor will trust him

[@2486James]

Exactly them Jordan fans down bad 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@focuz4899]

​@2486James The Jordashians

[@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH]

Anyone who believes lebron isn’t involved with maverick carter probably still believes Santa Claus is real

[@AbdulAziz-mu6kq]

Get brons nuts out ya mouf

[@Southern_gentleman.]

I’m 3:32 in, i can’t listen to this. It’s utterly ridiculous

[@DT4LYFE]

No, it’s not.

[@mohammadalanazi4977]

“And Molly hold on for a second” thanks SAS for your service LMAO

[@ricecourt6081]

Stephen a hair line move Back further everytime he says something bad bout bron

[@lamart3857]

😂😂😂

[@John-cq9jb]

Bron fan boys can't talk about hairline sa is like 70 something so shut up

[@KayMattersOfficial]

😂😂😂

[@smbazi]

His eyebrows are starting to go too 😢

[@wilvictor]

SAS is a real snake 🐍 he can't even hide how he feels when it comes to lebron. It's weird

[@AbdulAziz-mu6kq]

Quit sucking Brons nuts

[@MarquanScott-e7r]

Facts

[@cousinchris5851]

Stephen A has this fear of wealthy elite bosses and it shows whenever he feels they're being challenged or threatened. You can see how uncomfortable and bothered it makes him.

[@saj8]

Man, get this babble out of here.

[@marvinstokes4016]

FACTS THATS SOME SAD SH*T

[@user-cl1kj7ct3j]

Excellent point

[@jaydurant3048]

Expansion, 1.) Seattle 2.) Vancouver. Done. ✅

[@darnellvaughan3320]

Dear Molly this aint a cartoon this aint candyland this is the real world lol

[@KenTheMan407]

Molly on drugs 😂

[@andrea5116-r9y]

STFU. She’s doing her job. She’s asking from a POV of someone who doesn’t understand for the viewer. She’s moving the conversation. She’s not a child, there’s a reason she’s there.

[@jettycomlego]

Glad someone else said it

[@Prilliyo]

They've had a monopoly for long enough

[@coonnfriend]

Do you say that for the nfl

[@matthewwilliams4168]

​@@coonnfriendnfl is different as nobody cares about American football outside of America

[@jamiethomas5849]

Something like that is for the players to decide. As long as the best players in the world play in the NBA there will be no rival league

[@MarcusTheJR]

​@coonnfriend a Global NFL would make America, the graveyard for football

[@jude3180]

@@jamiethomas5849 middle east is coming

[@sergevank.3187]

Brian Windhorst (I've probably butchered your name good sir) your analysis on the multifaceted nature of sports, politics, finance and culture around the world is EXCELLENT!!

[@ronf.2029]

Now if he could just spend a day looking at a mirror and see himself...or self-analysis..maybe he'll figure out he needs to go to the gym.

[@iamjamesmeeks]

MJ wasn’t a favorite of the owners when he was a player either. He had a very contentious relationship with the owners before he crossed over and became one himself

[@cjethridge4000]

And it took him awhile

[@edw1n2]

David Stern would’ve had Mav waking up in a gulag

[@CriticalBeatdown777]

If it's gonna be more woke than NBA it will be DoA on arrival. We just wanna see good basketball.

[@Blackmagic_874]

There’s nothing wrong with competition. Companies with no competition don’t innovate.

[@ColdDream224]

Yep! It's necessary because companies are consumed by greed.

[@robertgoodson1212]

This dude really dislikes Bron. He can acknowledge his accomplishments all day and still hate and the same time.

[@Jeriah12]

Thats cause he is a snake!!

[@GregObpar]

I don't understand if he has him at number 2 all time if he's such a hater. He could realistically put others ahead

[@ryansproviero]

This is the leverage Bron will use to get the Vegas franchise. The league won't reward his service with an easy path to ownership but they will do it if they think he's a threat to their revenue.

[@CriticalBeatdown777]

Either that or he mysteriously hurt or blackmailed by something in his past.

[@CalvinAP]

Terrible point by SAS. basically saying that he believes owners are mad because Lebron essentially, took his ball and went home. That ain't how these guys are thinking. I gotta give it to Windy for not entertaining that nonsense.

[@cjethridge4000]

Windy said he concur at the end

[@AndreRitter-qp3vm]

How tf would you know how they think? Stephen A know them personally, you don't 😂

[@zerosumprime]

@@cjethridge4000nothing to do with the petty nonsense sas referenced

[@johno9761]

LeBron is part of the FSG group, FSG owns Liverpool, Liverpool is worth $4-6bn, FSG sells Liverpool and uses that money to buy this new Vegas franchise, that’s how LeBron becomes an NBA owner.

[@KingCharles-o8w]

DON'T SAY NEVER, NBA AND NFL NEED COMPETITION

[@poppasmurf3670]

I feel bad for Maverick, he can’t do anything all these years later than doesn’t involve LeBron. Even when he says it doesn’t involve LeBron.

[@Zayaankatey]

They are business partners from the same firm any investment involves LeBron

[@mrsaltypnutz]

Don’t feel bad for him

[@MartrellGayden]

@@Zayaankateynot how that works

[@augustopanama8905]

@@MartrellGaydenyes it is!!!

[@y2kcollector932]

This dude Steve don’t like Lebron. His behavior is also becoming very contradictory. He gets upset at certain Jordan comparisons yet uses every opportunity to explain how MJ “did it better.” I’ll agree that Jordan was the better player but LBJ will go down as the better business man by far. I guess this is what happens when you have too many “sources” in your ear. Every word of praise he speaks towards LeBron comes off as disingenuous and backhanded.

[@coreythomas3633]

Lebron the Goat

[@producedbyfieri]

stephen a knows full well his show would be nothing without him talking about lebron

[@najeeali3358]

I respect any black man trynna own a business,

[@ShutThePuck]

Very eye opening what SAS revealed at the end, what he's talking about is that while LeBron has been the best player and face of the league, he didn't lead the league in a positive way, he did what was best for HIM, which is his right, but viewership has declined 48% since 2012 on his watch. Everybody follows the example of the best player, if the best player is load managing, if he's not playing defense, if he's treating the All Star Game like a day off, if he turns his nose up at the dunk contest and never participates, if he has no loyalty to a team and runs from competing to make superteams, then guess what the rest of the league does? The owners don't want to include someone like that within their inner circle.

[@Stcksj]

Facts

[@criticalthought4910]

Are you a Caucasian or just pretending?

[@adrielthenatural]

@@StcksjAll facts. These LeQuitnesses in the comment section are so in their feelings. They really think this fraud is revered anywhere outside of their little cult. DELUSIONAL!!!

[@waynemakeitcount6962]

You said all that & lebron still gonna own a team 😂😂😂😂

[@imachamp88]

Well said 🤝

[@Taysixfifty]

Stephen A loves to TRY to control the narrative when it comes to LeBron 😂

[@kingrclrg]

Molly funny … Molly act like she dont know how the world works

[@maestroviews7266]

Which is ironically good because it gives guys like Bryan to expand more

[@justinjenkins1212]

This dude wants Bron to be his friend so bad 😂🦝

[@ike.o6944]

Sooooo bad

[@AbdulAziz-mu6kq]

U do too

[@John-cq9jb]

I don't think so he's great good personal friends with a great man who shall remain nameless

[@Jcqu2946]

💯💯💯💯

[@gotti400082]

Silver should feel this heat Real basketball fans are tired of this 3pt fest with no defense to appease the offensive stat nerds

[@martinphillips7886]

This Topic is OVER THEIR HEAD. It is like when one of my employee's attempt to discuss Operations and Financials.

[@dparks2856]

SAS trying to muddy the waters for lebron

[@Milt-g4f]

Yep

[@deonpowe9259]

He's is muddying the waters; he's not trying to do anything.

[@dparks2856]

@deonpowe9259 How lebron has been in 0 trouble and honored evey contract

[@johnjovanovichwick4194]

Smith always downplaying anybody that don’t give him their time and oxygen ala kyrie ala LeBron 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RishiKumar-po6tw]

great segment. More of Brian Windhorst PLease!!!

[@jude3180]

pay us

[@anonymousopinion6209]

They'd delete lebron before they'd let this happen. Adam Silver already tried blocking the big 3

[@SirePeabody]

This conversation is why Magic Johnson is by far the greatest former player businessman of all time. He was able to break into the NFL of which is the greatest “boys club” in the world.

[@ike.o6944]

Man, this is exactly why I keep saying LeBron is the GOAT. He's 40, still at a playing high level and every major story revolves around him. Even if ESPN covers something completely unrelated like this story, LeBron's name pops up. I wonder why. He wouldn't be discussed ad nauseam if he wasn't the GOAT. Also, LeBron is still the face of the NBA, the standard for everyone. What about his longevity, his impact on and off the court, and the way he commands attention in the national media even when the story isn't about him? That’s greatness. The king is still on his throne. GOAT JAMES!!

[@Milt-g4f]

💯

[@coreythomas3633]

Fact's

[@tezzzz25]

Facts 💯🗣🗣🗣

[@Nodebt2024]

Not top 5

[@Milt-g4f]

@@Nodebt2024 crazy fool...

[@VMONdaDON]

Jordan literally had the Wizards owner throw him under the bus and take back his ownership deal with Jordan because Jordan was such a bad gm. LeBron definitely has the potential to get ownership he just needs to find the money

[@Tomfrom_woods]

@@VMONdaDON he has

[@TashaOneal-z3p]

​@@Tomfrom_woodsfanboys LBJ don't have m.j money

[@Tomfrom_woods]

@@TashaOneal-z3p how he been doing this since 18

[@jakehm3678]

SA is literally the most establishment front office dude on the network, “it’s not about lebron” but here are all of these reasons why owners hate lebron somehow. Buddy is close with billionaires lol

[@sew04ss]

Kobe was talking about doing that too and he got unalived

[@Stonecoldalston]

12:42 why wouldn’t they wanna help Lebron with LeBron in there it’s gonna raise the value of other teams

[@Kaylaaathe1]

Adam Silver is the worst nba commissioner ever. David Stern wouldn’t even let these guys get that idea 😂

[@ike.o6944]

Facts💯

[@JonathanTsunambo]

Rip the great David stern

[@jcoop552000]

Stern didn't have to deal with the Saudi's and UAE throwing crazy billions around for sports entertainment. Just look at golf and soccer.

[@marcuscarter-segers6144]

Stern was a dirty cheater who tarnished the game & is the sole reason the game is the way it is

[@Kaylaaathe1]

@@marcuscarter-segers6144 false. But ok.

[@wtillman2]

Bron don’t talk to dude and you can tell

[@ATTH24]

I cut it off when he mentioned the slam dunk contest 😂😂 Owners: Yeah Lebron we are not letting you purchase a team because you ruined the game. Bron: but your team’s values went up x30 since I entered the league. Owners: Elon load up the Bots!! 😂😂

[@Milt-g4f]

😂😂😂

[@ThirdThinker]

Right lol SAS is dumb

[@ATTH24]

@@ThirdThinker the scary part with him is he actually believes what he is saying as opposed to Skip Bayless who is just a pure troll.

[@AnthonyHannah-tv8uz]

Stephen A is a joke this man has so much envy for LeBron it’s pathetic, I think he wishes he was LeBron .

[@Ant-Tee]

Stephen A. Is right what he said was on point, another thing he definitely can use this as leverage either to get a team or just start another league

[@keithgardner7597]

Stephen A just hear what he wants to hear. Him saying he can’t think of anyone that would want to help LeBron purchase a team like people helped Jordan because of how people have been put off by LeBron. Windy’s point was basically the league was desperate to find someone to buy the Bobcats at that time. The franchise wasn’t worth much but nobody wanted to touch it. MJ had help to buy the franchise because the league was desperate to find a buyer. There is no desperation today so no one is going to help LeBron in his pursuit. It’s a dog eat dog world and there will be numerous suitors to purchase a team. Not just LeBron.

[@RaKnows]

I bet the European investors will be glad to have LeBron on their board of investors to draw attention when those teams go live. Bron courtside in London as part owner sells itself.

[@keithgardner7597]

@ Agreed!!!! Whatever a person may think Bron when it comes to basketball, that’s nothing that’s nothing that can be changed. But he’s an excellent businessman and him and his team are top notch. The NBA will not go anywhere but there can be future competition.

[@ND-qf8wf]

I’m pretty sure Marc Cuban is on record saying he’d help LeBron, and why is the entire conversation about Lebron needing a discount. I’m pretty sure LeBron can get the money. This conversation lacked research, full of speculation and no class.

[@fredm.2699]

Is Marc Cuban an owner?? He sold the mavs.

[@ND-qf8wf]

@@fredm.2699 Did you watch the video? Jerry Colangelo as an owner who was selling the suns assisted Bob Johnson’s purchase of the hornets. Don’t comment for engagement do your research! How does selling his team take away his influence, Marc actually still maintains some ownership, he sold majority to increase the value of the team!

[@fredm.2699]

@ cool bro, so Lebron has two people: you and Marc Cuban!

[@ND-qf8wf]

@@fredm.2699are you assuming LeBron one of the most popular people in the world doesn’t have rich friends I feel bad for you, there are multiple African American and black billionaires in the USA like Robert F Smith and David Stewart who have invested in sports and don’t have an NBA footprint

[@ND-qf8wf]

@@fredm.2699your a clown

[@HeyCross-ss3wv]

Get Adam Silver out of here. Moving to London? You gotta be kidding me

[@Milt-g4f]

That's was the vision of David Stern

[@DJ_-]

Lebron james should own nba

[@jaydurant3048]

YOU’RE RIGHT WINDY!! There WONT be an expansion team in LV. But Europe is not feasible. It’ll be Seattle & Vancouver. Book it!

[@G0DSCHILD3021]

Even with them having more money, Bron is still above and bigger than any owner in the nba.

[@cegizzle2047]

SAS is a joke

[@ryancoleman1]

Nope he's right

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach7122]

@@ryancoleman1Jokes are those Jorvbum armies

[@ShutThePuck]

Stephen A is 100% right in what he's saying. There is nobody who WANTS to help LeBron get ownership of a team, but Windy's point is more important - the value of teams these days is just way too high, LeBron doesn't have anywhere near the kind of equity he needs to even have the phone picked up. The path to ownership for LeBron is if there's an expansion team and he's a minority investor.

[@Stcksj]

Exactly lol. They don’t understand the leverage

[@MichaelGilmoreTV]

Umm, apparently YOU do not know about Investment Banks juxtaposed Private Equity Groups. Moreover, LeBron is a Billionaire. He doesn’t need to put up $1 Billion in cash. He only needs 30% of the cost. There is a reason Goldman Sachs, etc., exists and have a sports division. So, this lie of yours that LeBron doesn’t have the equity is foolish coming from a broke person 👀💰🏀👍🏿.

[@ShutThePuck]

@@MichaelGilmoreTV Way to sound clever while revealing you're a fool. The least valuable NBA franchise is worth over $3bn and you're talking about 30% of $1bn 🤦🏽‍♂️ He would be a minority owner, at best. The discussion centered around the kind of ownership MJ got, which was full ownership. LeBron is nowhere near wealthy enough to be even a majority (>50%) stake owner of an NBA team even in the event of there being an expansion. No amount of you getting your pompoms out to defend your lord and saviour will change this.

[@ShutThePuck]

@MichaelGilmoreTV You're talking about 30% of $1bn while the least valuable NBA franchise is worth over $3bn 🤦🏽‍♂️ He would be a minority owner at best, and no amount of you fanboying and coming to his defense will change that.

[@HassanWilliams-xp5xn]

He better get the Middle East involved if he wants a team in the NBA. Lebron not strong enough to get a team on his own even tho he is a billionaire. These owners don't want you black man!!!

[@KO-OG-Passport-Bro-1997]

The way SAS talks, he doesn't want anyone to help Bron just so he can say he's correct.

[@SquidysTents]

Watching Windy trying to explain to Molly that billionaires own the US without directly saying that billionaires own the US is comedy gold lol. Windy such an ethical journalist

[@nocaptrucking8016]

They gone do LeBron like any other black man with power trying to insert his power.

[@aboogeytheboss5043]

I just hope this international league is black owned 👨🏾‍🦯

[@GrantCentral-p2m]

💯

[@Tommy-hy1ob]

Like the Jordan brand… 🫣

[@fredm.2699]

So basically, the current NBA owners are correct to keep it the old boys club then? Because yall want a black owned everything

[@ColdDream224]

​@@fredm.2699Sounds good to me 👍🏾 Besides the old boys club wouldn't be as lucrative without black players anyway, so they weren't right.

[@raymondqiu8202]

Why? How do you know a black owned one wont be worse than another one. Your reverse racism just makes things worse

[@mikeparker89]

Good grief. The infatuation these old timers have for MJ and hatred for LeBron is sickening. I ain’t saying criticism of LeBron isn’t unfounded, (he ain’t my GOAT) but we gotta stop wearing rose coloured glasses when it comes to MJ. Jordan is easily the most overrated NBA player in history and we all act like he wasn’t a complete failure without Pippen, like he wasn’t a crybaby who had the rules changed for him, like he didn’t have gambling problems or didn’t alienate teammates and execs. Like he didn’t cheat the game by walking away from the game twice. LeBron isn’t the GOAT, Jordan isn’t the GOAT, neither is anyone else because the GOAT argument in the NBA is a ridiculous discussion. For no other reason that trying to unbiasedly compare NBA eras is futile

[@cheetahturner4576]

Fool shut up mj rookie of yr where was pip fool lol he was failure weed hell of drug

[@marcusg1021]

His goatness stays rent free in SAS head 👑🐐🥇🇺🇲🔥

[@ike.o6944]

Facts💯

[@elliottwilson2352]

Who MJ

[@coreythomas3633]

​@@elliottwilson2352no lebron

[@MrJbake17]

Stephen A is basically trying to prevent LeBron from being an owner smh

[@Fhill4801]

It’s a you can’t marry my daughter situation 😂

[@smoothradio102]

Molly ask a stupid question after Stephen A and Windy just explain why for 10 minutes

[@103swagg]

That part was so funny🤣 they explained with logic and she brought up an emotional point.

[@TheDailyBugle616]

And DEI 🤡

[@smoothradio102]

@@103swagg 🤣🤣🤣

[@CarlosSilva-md2kb]

Stephen A doesn’t want Lebron to win a championship as an owner 😂😂😂

[@GoodVibesPresident]

This show is such a little politicized sheet show with awful characters like Molly and Stephen A-Hole. Just awful.

[@raymondqiu8202]

And yet here you are watching and commenting 😂😂

[@focuz4899]

Let's not forget that the NBA tried to bully Ice Cube out of the BIG3 League.

[@Taco-kd1xo]

They fixed Steven a glasses at 8:45 and that has me on the floor 😂😂